浮光掠影

Chinese

		light reflected off the water's surface	image that flashes before one's eyes; sketch; glimpse image that flashes before one's eyes; sketch; glimpse; impression; overview
simp. and trad. (浮光掠影)		浮光	掠影
Literally: “light reflected over water and shadows passing by”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fúguānglüèyǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄤㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fau⁴ gwong¹ loek⁶ jing²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fúguānglüèyǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄤㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fúguanglyuèyǐng
  - Wade–Giles: fu²-kuang¹-lüeh⁴-ying³
  - Yale: fú-gwāng-lywè-yǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwuguangliuehyiing
  - Palladius: фугуанлюэин (fuguanljuein)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ly̯ɛ⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fau⁴ gwong¹ loek⁶ jing²
  - Yale: fàuh gwōng leuhk yíng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fau⁴ gwong¹ loek⁹ jing²
  - Guangdong Romanization: feo⁴ guong¹ lêg⁶ ying²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐu̯²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ lœːk̚² jɪŋ³⁵/

Idiom

浮光掠影

cursory impression; superficial observation

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